Gizmodo: 60gb

$99 Live Pack Upgrades Xbox 360 Arcade to Pro

Mark Wilson — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EDT

There's just $100 standing between the $199 hard driveless Xbox 360 Arcade and the more functional $299 Xbox 360 Pro. And now you can find that $100 in this Xbox 360 Live Pack which features all the vital stuff missing from the 360 Arcade, like the 60GB hard drive and (fist pump) an ethernet cord. But there's one blatant thing still missing from the kit—component cables. (Luckily all 360s now come with a non-proprietary HDMI port.) The Xbox 360 Live Pack arrives in stores this November for $99. [Kotaku]

Rumor Says Xbox 360 Getting Another Price Cut in September

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The Xbox 360 "price cut" in July wasn't so much a price cut as it was a swapping of parts, but Ars says there's an actual price cut coming in September. According to their source—who also told them about the impending 60GB switch-out prior to E3—the Arcade is dropping to $199, the 60GB Pro to $299, and the 120GB Elite to $399. So say we all. [Ars Technica]

60GB XBox 360 Shows Up in a NYC Target

Sean Fallon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:57:21 EDT

If you are too impatient to wait for an August delivery, you should know that a 60GB console has shown up on the shelves of a NYC Target. It's not a guarantee that your local store will have it in stock, but might be worth a trip just in case. [Penny College]

Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumor Round-Up: 20GB Cheaper to Make Room for 60GB Model

matt buchanan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDT

First, there was the leaked K-Mart circular revealing a sweet $50 price cut to the Xbox 360 Premium. Since then, the possibility has gotten firmer. Notably the Hollywood Reporter says that a "major retailer" and industry sources have informed them the cut will happen before E3 (though they call it the Pro). And usually reliable Ars Technica says the 20GB model is getting cheaped out to be replaced by that rumored 60GB model.

It all makes sense to us. Dropping prices will move the older units, while a 60GB model will better compete with the PS3 on specs, filling and rounding out that gap between the 20GB Premium and 120GB Elite. [Hollywood Reporter, Ars, Kotaku]

Microsoft to Release 60GB Xbox 360?

Mark Wilson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:48:00 EDT

With E3 just around the bend, Trusted Reviews is reporting that Microsoft will announce a new Xbox 360 SKU at the event—a 60GB unit that's been rumored for a while. There's no word on just how Microsoft will incorporate system into its line (which is currently three models offering no hard drive, a 20GB hard drive or a 120GB hard drive), but we're betting that it will outright replace the 20GB Xbox 360 Premium. And hopefully its 60GB drive will be available as a cheaper standalone upgrade than Microsoft's current college-tuition-inhaling 120GB drive. [Trusted Reviews]

Rumor: Microsoft Making 60GB Hard Drives Standard on Xbox 360s

Jason Chen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:00:55 EST

Trusted Reviews says they've got a "rock solid source" who claims Microsoft will dump the standard 20GB hard drive that's now included in the Xbox 360 Premium (which they've since just dubbed Xbox 360) for 60GB drive as early as Q2 of this year. This rumor makes sense if Microsoft's planning on hitting drive-heavy applications such as movie streaming or IPTV, since an HD movie can take up a huge percentage of that small 20GB drive as it is now. Of course, all of this is just a rumor, and if you really wanted a larger hard drive on your 360, you can always just go out and buy one of their 120GB units now. [Trusted Reviews]

Easily look up whether your old PS1 and...

Jason Chen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:43:19 EDT

Easily look up whether your old PS1 and PS2 titles will work on your PlayStation 3 with this Sony Backward Compatibility checker. No giant list—you'll have to enter a title manually. Again, the 60GB has hardware emulation, so if back-compat is important to you, grab one of those now while it's still in stores. [PlayStation]